• You can no longer ask the ghost to play hide and seek with the Ouija board during a hunt
  
• Voodoo Doll heart pins will now trigger the hunt instantly, instead of after the animation
  
• Several improvements with how the ghost navigates to you during a hunt
  
• Hantu’s freezing breath will now only be visible in freezing temperature rooms
  
• The ghost can no longer choose Asylum hallways or staircases as it’s favourite room
  
• The mirror’s view into the ghost’s room will now keep rotating instead of resetting each time you look at it
  
• Several improvements to how the ghost wanders
  
• Lowered the chance for the ghost to wander
  
• The cursed possessions can no longer be used outside the location as there is no risk

• Fixed a bug where the ghost could not kill you if you were stood in some open closets
  
• Fixed a bug where you could stop the “hide and seek” question hunt
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost could get stuck on top of the black car in Ridgeview
  
• Fixed a bug when holding the Ouija Board as it broke would make you unkillable
  
• Fixed a bug where the Summoning Circle was only draining 20% sanity when the ghost spawned, instead of 16% per candle
  
• Fixed a bug where lighting the summoning circle during a hunt would reset the hunt
  
• Fixed a bug where the Music Box was always spawning on Asylum
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost was always wandering between floors
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost was able to get far away from its room if it wandered multiple times in a row
  
• Fixed a bug where the Tanglewood kitchen sink’s water wasn’t aligned correctly
  
• Fixed several font and missing character issues
  
• Fixed a bug where a blue bucket’s handle was disappearing when you moved away from it
  
• Fixed a bug where the Ouija board was instantly breaking when used by a VR player

• Fixed a bug where the Mimic had a 20% chance to spawn. It is now double the chance of other ghosts.
  
• Fixed a bug where you couldn’t take a photo of the Maple lamp post fingerprints
  
• Fixed a bug where the Cursed Possessions breaking would increase the hunt duration significantly in multiplayer
  
• Fixed a bug where VR players couldn’t see other VR players

Welcome back, we've got some news for you.

Several sightings have been noted of cursed objects, in locations where a ghost is haunting. These must be the cause of ghosts being trapped there. You might be able to use these to your advantage, but be careful, we don’t know what they’re capable of.

We’ve also had reports of a strange new ghost type.




Several new items have been added: The Cursed Possessions.

Each location will feature 1 of 6 items, randomly chosen at the start of each contract. There are several spawn points for each item, so get searching!

Cursed Possessions trade sanity for information, but be warned; using these items can cause an additional negative effect, so think carefully if you want to anger the ghost for the rest of the investigation.

• Music box
  Reports show paranormal entities singing along to this haunting melody. Don’t get too close or you may get a nasty surprise
  
  
• Tortured Voodoo Doll
  Force a pin into the doll to trigger a reaction from the ghost, but you may lose more than you gain
  
  
• Haunted Mirror
  A visible portal into the spectral realm, dare you peer inside to find the ghost’s room?
  
  
• Summoning Circle
  Risk your life by summoning the ghost and trapping it temporarily. Don’t stay too long, it’ll break free eventually
  
  
• Tarot Cards
  A deck of ten random cards, each with a unique mystical property
  
  
• Ouija Board
  The Ouija Board is now classed as a Cursed Possession, and has received new visuals
  
  
• You must now say "Goodbye" to finish talking with a ghost on the Ouija Board, or else...
  
• The Ouija Board is no longer guaranteed on Nightmare, due to the new Cursed Possessions and ghost identity changes
  
• The Ouija Board will no longer have a chance to fail questions
  
• The Ouija Board will no longer play an additional sound when spelling double letters
  
• The total number of Ouija Board spawn points have been reduced on Prison, Asylum and High School

You can read more information in the Journal, under the new Items / Cursed Possessions section.





Nightmare has been a successful addition to Phasmophobia, but we’ve all found some ghosts are just too hard to identify with only two evidences.

We never intended for Nightmare to be a guessing game, so to combat this, some ghost types have received new abilities, passives and other adjustments to make them feel more in line with their journal descriptions, and most recently added ghosts.

• Shade
  The shy ghost, often hiding in plain sight, only showing itself when truly necessary
  
• Poltergeist
  The ghost that loves to throw things, watch out!
  
• Banshee
  The singing siren, luring ghost hunters near and far
  The banshee’s rare ability to hunt at any sanity percentage has been moved to the Demon
  
• Demon
  The most aggressive and dangerous ghost we’ve ever witnessed
  
• Jinn
  These ghosts love to chase, hide before they see you
  
• Hantu
  The cold has empowered these ghosts so much, it’s starting to show
  
• Mare
  The thing that goes bump in the night, thriving in darkness
  
• Oni
  New reports show many more sightings, maybe these ghosts enjoy the fear in people’s eyes
  
• Yokai
  Be quiet, you wouldn’t want to wake it up
  
• Yurei
  Masters of insanity, making anyone crazy who comes into contact with them
  
  
• Ghosts will now only use their physical form during hunts, instead of shadow or translucent forms
  
• All ghost abilities have been adjusted to make them happen more often and more consistently

• For the duration of the holiday period, Maple Campsite weather will always be snowing, and has received new seasonal decorations
  
• The Mimic
  The most intriguing ghost type we’ve ever encountered
  More information is available in the journal
  
• Two new tabs have been added the journal for easier navigation: Home and Items
  
• Several questions have been added to the Ouija board, such as “how did you die?”
  
• Almost every object has had its impact sounds replaced to match its material
  
• New sounds have been added for player footsteps while sprinting on different surfaces
  
• All large rugs and floor mats now have collision

• Several scripts, Maple Campsite assets and the weather system have been optimised heavily to help with performance
  
• All ghosts can now throw objects during hunts, similarly to how they currently open doors
  
• All ghosts, except Yokais, can now hear your voice from further away
  
• Ghosts will no longer be able to wander long paths when setting waypoints through walls (e.g., Campsite black tent to storage tents) and will choose another closer waypoint
  
• You can no longer quickly escape through the exterior doors or gates when a hunt starts
  
• The ghost will now always write in a ghost-writing book after throwing it (if it’s the correct evidence type), except during hunts
  
• You must now take interaction photos of the object that was thrown, instead of where the object was before the ghost moved it
  
• Hunting effects on cameras have been adjusted
  
• Ghosts refreshing fingerprints will now allow you to take an additional photo (e.g., touching the same door twice)
  
• Ghosts flickering lights will now be based on the distance to the light itself, instead of the light switch
  
• Footstep sounds are now more accurately synchronised with player and ghost movement speed
  
• The Heartbeat sound’s volume is now based on the distance from the ghost, getting louder the closer it is
  
• Hunting ghost sounds will now fade out instead of abruptly stopping
  
• Increased the frequency of Paranormal sounds picked up by the Parabolic Mic

• Fixed a bug where the Raiju’s weakness was only affecting camcorders and cameras
  
• Fixed a bug where the hunt duration was being set based on the size of the map you previously played
  
• Fixed a bug where heartbeat sound would play if the ghost was too far away
  
• Fixed a bug where sound would muffle if you walked near the cabin balcony door
  
• Fixed a bug where the escape from the ghost during a hunt objective couldn't be completed
  
• Fixed a bug where several interactions were not giving photo rewards
  
• Fixed a bug where the photo camera could be turned on inside the truck
  
• Fixed a bug where smashed lights could be turned on when toggling the fuse box
  
• Fixed a bug where you could hold lit candles outside in heavy rain
  
• Fixed a bug where the temperatures inside the Campsite toilets were not being set correctly
  
• Fixed a bug where the heartbeat sound would play when you were too far away from the ghost
  
• Fixed a bug where you using a second smudge stick (within a few seconds of the first) wouldn’t stop the ghost killing you
  
• Fixed a bug where setting the master volume slider wouldn’t always work
  
• Fixed a bug where VR players couldn’t hear their own footsteps
  
• Fixed a bug where some curtains didn’t have collision, causing a safe spot
  
• Fixed a bug where the model of some lights wouldnt look 'turned on' after it flickered
  
• Fixed a bug where the shower water in the ensuite in Edgefield was spraying the wrong way
  
• Fixed several bugs where certain map UI and player icons were rotated incorrectly
  
• Fixed several bugs where photo rewards were being given when they shouldn't be
  
• Fixed several floating books in high school
  
• Fixed several safe spots in Prison
  
• Fixed several fans in Asylum having two sets of fan blades
  
• Fixed several rare visual issues in Willow and Ridgeview

Happy Huntin'

If you experience any issues or want to give feedback please join our discord: https://discord.gg/phasmophobia

• Removed the Halloween decorations
  
• Removed the increased chance for the new ghost types

• Fixed a bug where the escape the ghost during a hunt objective was not completing
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost writing book was not giving evidence photos
  
• Fixed a bug where the sound would break inside the top floor of the cabin if you walked near the balcony door
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost orbs would not change room with the ghost

• Fixed a bug where some Ouija Board sanity questions were taking away too much sanity
  
• Fixed a bug where the Ouija Board sanity questions would give a different answer for each player in multiplayer
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would not kill you if it saw you while checking your last location
  
• Fixed a bug where the snow weather effects were not working correctly
  
• Potential fix for the escape the ghost mission sometimes not completing
  
• Fixed a bug where player volumes were not always setting to the correct value after loading into a game
  
• Fixed a bug where you would get fingerprints photos on Campsite when there were no fingerprints
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost could sometimes think non hosts were inside closets and kill them from far away

• Voice recognition phrases will now default to English if they have not been translated

• Fixed a bug where your sanity would drop to 0 when using the Ouija Board

Hey everyone!

We hope you've been enjoying the Nightmare Update as much as we have!

We're currently in the process of making ghosts' personalities and abilities more unique, to help with identifiying them in Nightmare difficulty. This will come in a near future balance patch!

For now, here's some fixes and changes for you that should hopefully make everything feel more polished!



To help combat certain ghosts being very difficult to identify, we've added some new questions to the Ouija board so that you can get a rough idea of what your sanity percentage is.

• The Ouija Board is now guaranteed on Nightmare difficulty
  
• You can now ask the Ouija board what your sanity is in different ways
  
• Different questions will give different responses
  
• Combining these responses can give you a very good idea of your sanity
  
• Asking about your sanity will only drain your sanity a very small amount
  
• Less useful Ouija Board questions now drain your sanity much less
  
• Some Ouija Board spawn points have been moved to avoid clipping with hiding place blockers

• Ghosts changing preferred room is now tied to sanity. Higher sanity, less room changing!
  
• There is a now a shortcut from the entrance area to the campfire area in Maple Lodge Campsite
  
• Heavy rain has received new visuals
  
• More photos have been added
  
• Weather can now come through the grated ceilings in the Prison cell blocks

• Ghosts now have a maximum range for changing preferred rooms
  
• Goryo will now always give DOTS evidence on Nightmare difficulty
  
• Obake will now always give Fingerprints evidence on Nightmare difficulty
  
• Fingerprints now have 100% chance to spawn instead of 75%
  
• Fingerprints now last 2 minutes before fading out
  
• Obake's strength has been adjusted to accommodate the fingerprints changes
  
• Fingerprints can now be left on small tents, picnic benches, cooler boxes, wooden posts and log seating in Maple Lodge Campsite
  
• The amount of hiding blockers has been adjusted in all locations and difficulties
  
• Camping lights, fairy lights and the campfire light have been adjusted to stop sanity drain like other lights
  
• Ghosts now have a much lower chance to change preferred rooms on Professional and Nightmare
  
• Lowered the chance for ghosts to wander long distances
  
• Fog colour, Night vision, and Ghost Orbs have been adjusted to help gameplay visibility during foggy weather
  
• Increased interaction rate for ghosts on Nightmare difficulty to match Professional difficulty
  
• Optimised all weather conditions for better performance
  
• Optimised trees and other foliage in Maple Lodge Campsite for better performance
  
• The clock ticking and white noise sounds now loop seamlessly
  
• In VR, you will no longer grab the tent door when attempting to grab a nearby prop
  
• Ghost events will no longer stop if you leave the room or get too far away from the ghost

• Fixed several issues with tent collision
  
• Fixed several safe spots on Maple Lodge Campsite
  
• Fixed several spots where the player could get stuck on Maple Lodge Campsite
  
• Fixed a safe spot under the bed in the nursery on Edgefield Street House
  
• Fixed a bug where the Raiju's weakness wasn't working correctly
  
• Fixed a bug where you could teleport into the Tanglewood house through the yellow barricades
  
• Fixed a bug where placing a sound sensor on the floor wouldn't show it on the map
  
• Fixed a bug where placing a sound sensor on the floor wouldn't allow it to function correctly
  
• Fixed a bug where dropping the candle could initiate a hunt from an Onryo
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would be completely invisible instead of only casting shadows
  
• Fixed a bug where other players microphone volume would reset when returning to the lobby
  
• Fixed a bug where certain light switches wouldn't give fingerprints photo evidence
  
• Fixed a bug where several showers weren't interactable
  
• Fixed a bug where some showers had two shower heads
  
• Fixed a bug where several bones wouldn't give bone photo evidence
  
• Fixed a bug where asking the Ouija Board multiple questions would make answers overlap
  
• Fixed a bug when dropping the Ouija Board in VR would stop it falling to the ground
  
• Fixed a bug where hiding spots could still be blocked on Amateur
  
• Fixed a bug where lights wouldn't reset their brightness after flickering
  
• Fixed a bug where players could talk on the walkie-talkie when near a hunting ghost
  
• Fixed a bug where ghosts could change preferred rooms to one on the opposite side of the location

• Fixed a bug where the wall lights on Grafton and Bleasdale didn't work
  
• Fixed a bug where you couldn't leave Grafton and Bleasdale after a hunt
  
• Fixed an issue where you would get big performance drops when the campfire was lit
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost could not leave or enter the female toilets
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost could get stuck on the generator
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost could swap room from the basement to the top floor in professional and nightmare on Ridgeview
  
• Several performance improvements for all weather effects

The game version will remain the same.

Welcome back, we've got some news for you.

We’ve had reports of paranormal activity near an old campsite. We need you to investigate as soon as possible to find out the cause of these ghostly sightings.

New paranormal entities have also started to reveal themselves in several haunted locations.

Be careful out there, the weather has become a lot more intense recently, and it may hinder your investigations.




A brand new medium sized map featuring picnic areas, games, multiple tents, a log cabin and a haunted lake.

• Maple Lodge Campsite has more unique objects, higher object density and more visual detail.
  Minimum specification computers should have no issues, but if you have outdated hardware you may see FPS drops
  
• Other locations will receive more detail and more unique objects at a later date
  
• In the future, other locations will receive a new truck mini-map design to be consistent with Maple Lodge Campsite

All difficulties have received a major overhaul. We hope these changes make each difficulty feel more unique, and provide more options for players of every skill level.

• A percentage of doors will now randomly start open depending on difficulty
  
  
• Amateur: Recommended for new Ghost Hunters!
  • Long setup time
    
  • Long hunt grace period
    
  • Short hunt duration
    
  • Sanity pills restore a lot of sanity
    
  • Regain half of your lost equipment's value if you die
• Intermediate: The standard Ghost Huntin’ experience
  • Average setup time
    
  • Average hunt grace period
    
  • Average hunt duration
    
  • Sanity pills restore some sanity
    
  • Fuse box starts off
    
  • Fewer places to hide
    
  • Regain some of your lost equipment’s value if you die
• Professional: For experienced Ghost hunters
  • The ghost can very rarely change its preferred room after moving
    
  • No setup time
    
  • Short hunt grace period
    
  • Long hunt duration
    
  • Sanity pills restore little sanity
    
  • Fuse box starts off
    
  • Much fewer hiding places

A new difficulty for the top ghost hunters, designed to be a challenge mode for those seeking the most intense gameplay Phasmophobia has to offer.

• Ghosts will not reveal one type of evidence
  
• The ghost will sometimes change its preferred room after moving
  
• No setup time
  
• Shortest hunt grace period
  
• Long hunt duration
  
• Kills extend the current hunt’s duration
  
• Sanity pills restore much less sanity
  
• Fuse box starts off
  
• Almost no hiding places
  
• Paranormal interference has damaged some of your monitoring equipment

Each time you start a contract, the location will have different weather, adding new layers of gameplay and making each contract feel unique. Change in temperature will make finding the ghost's location more difficult, rain or wind will impair your hearing, and a thick fog will reduce visibility.

• Clear Skies
  
• Fog
  
• Light Rain
  
• Heavy Rain
  
• Strong Wind
  
• Light Snow

The Ouija Board didn’t make as much sense as we’d like, so it’s been revamped. You now trade Sanity for information, and are penalized less if you don’t get a response.

• The Ouija board will now lower your sanity greatly when the ghost responds
  
• If the ghost doesn’t respond you will only lose a small fraction of sanity
  
• Demon’s have had their weakness changed to reflect these changes

• Several new ghost types have been sighted. These new ghost types have an increased chance to spawn for the duration of the Halloween event:
  
  • Onryo
    
  • The Twins
    
  • Obake
    
  • Raiju
• When crouching, the players collider now shrinks to match the player model
  
• Ghosts will now disrupt electronic equipment whenever they are visible
  
• Ghosts can now blow out lighters similar to candles
  
• Using the walkie-talkie will now attract the ghost during hunts
  
• The walkie-talkie will now only play static sounds when near the ghost
  
• Lighters and candles will now extinguish when outside in heavy rain and when thrown
  
• The truck map screen has received new icons
  
• The ghost can now interact with several showers in certain locations
  
• You can now place sound and motion sensors on floors
  
• When the fuse box is off more objects will be turned off eg. Fridges and small fans

• All ghost’s base speed and acceleration when chasing a player has been slightly increased
  
• Ghost hunt duration has been lowered on small and medium maps
  
• Ghosts now have a low chance to not leave fingerprints when interacting with the environment
  
• Fingerprints now disappear after 60 seconds
  
• Attic and basement ghosts now roam less often
  
• Attic and basement ghosts will now only roam to the next floor and not the other side of the map
  
• All contracts are now selectable at all times on the map screen
  
• The average sanity will now be accurate instead of being random
  
• The contract difficulty will now default to the difficulty you played last
  
• The map description has been replaced with a difficulty description
  
• The bone can now be a random bone from the human body, and has new visuals
  
• Ghost footsteps can now only be heard when the ghost is moving
  
• Changing screen resolution in the journal now offers confirmation
  
• Freezing Temperatures evidence has been changed to account for the new weather, requiring a lower reading on the thermometer. Breath has been unchanged
  
• The fuse box on and off indicator has been split into two different lights, instead of one that changes colour
  
• Ghost sounds will now fade out instead of abruptly stopping
  
• Ghost handprints and footprints have received new textures
  
• Lighters will now turn off when swapped into your inventory
  
• Ghosts can now blow out candles when the lights are turned on
  
• Several rooms have been renamed on Edgefield, Bleasdale and Grafton
  
• All ghost events will now last a minimum of 1 second
  
• Window knocks will now give noise on the Parabolic
  
• Several photo frames have had their photos replaced
  
• The heartbeat will now fade in and out, the volume has also been lowered

• Fixed grammar and punctuation for English, in the journal, on several pages
  
• Fixed a bug where ghosts would not always do their walking animation for ghost events
  
• Fixed a bug where only the host could turn the car alarm off
  
• Fixed a bug where the salt placement highlight was visible on walls after looking at the floor
  
• Fixed a bug where you can place salt on the prison staircase inside the wall
  
• Fixed a bug where “No code in clipboard” and “None” weren’t translating
  
• Fixed a bug where the footstep sounds would continue after you have stopped moving
  
• Fixed a bug where the hunt wouldn’t end if the host left during the hunt
  
• Fixed a bug where having multiple monitors with different resolution scale would crash the game
  
• Fixed a bug where the ghost would sing while making hunting sounds at the same time
  
• Fixed a bug where you could hold a tripod with a camera on during a hunt and the ghost wouldn't find you
  
• Fixed a bug where the bloom option buttons were backwards on the main menu
  
• Fixed a bug where you could see DOTS ghosts through walls where there was no DOTS Projector
  
• Fixed an exploit where you could use a camera on a tripod to trick the ghost into thinking you were inside

Happy Huntin'

If you experience any issues or want to give feedback please join our discord: https://discord.gg/phasmophobia

• Fixed a bug where you would crash if you got kicked
  
• Fixed a bug where the video cameras screen would turn green if they were placed on the belt
  
• Fixed a bug where DOTS projectors and glow sticks would affect sanity drain
  
• Fixed an issue where flashlight would roll away when thrown